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[–] 7 points 1 month ago (1 child)

I've had this exact response from "normie" people I've known over the years multiple times.

My guess is that it stems from the old saying "you get what you pay for", and as such a free service without a megacorp behind it MUST be dodgy and untrustworthy.

What annoys me the most is that when you bring up the topic of privacy it's always the exact same response, "yeah well I have nothing to hide so it's fine"

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    My guess is that it stems from the old saying “you get what you pay for”, and as such a free service without a megacorp behind it MUST be dodgy and untrustworthy.

    That's my guess too. I think a lot of non-techie ppl have been burned by "freemium" apps that are steaming piles of shitware. It's kind of a hard distinction to explain, between "free" as in reputable OSS, and "free" as in spyware and thinly disgused malware. So they go wtih brands with name recognition. Like, you know, Facebook. Or Google.

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